Author / Rena

We’ve been exploring boundaries. But understanding it in your head is different from feeling it in your body. This practice uses the physical boundary between your body and the surface supporting you…

When I’m overwhelmed about something I need and can’t figure out how to get — I Focus. Not to strategize. Not to plan. I invite my body in. I listen to what’s…

Ever find yourself pre-managing the conversation before it even happens? Knowing you need something. But already imagining how he’ll react. Already worried he’ll feel guilty, or stressed, or overwhelmed. So you say…

Needs can never conflict with each other. Only strategies can conflict. So when a wife needs x (eg relaxation) and a husband needs y (eg stability) — those aren’t opposites. They can…

When you say “I need a blanket,” you don’t actually need a blanket. You need warmth. Or comfort. Or maybe containment. The blanket is just a strategy. We do this constantly. “I…

We’ve been exploring being truly heard and hearing others. But understanding it in your head is different from feeling it in your body. So this week I recorded a practice that helps…

There’s a famous story from October 7th about a woman named Rachel from Ofakim. A terrorist came into her house and she asked him if he was hungry. She sat him down…

I was reading a book about personality types and communication styles. It explained how Earth types – people who are highly sensitive – need to be spoken to very carefully. With validation,…

You know that rule we all learned as kids? If your clothes catch fire: stop, drop, and roll. Hopefully none of us have ever had to use it. But it’s drilled into…

We had so many nights like this early in our marriage. I’d talk. And talk. And talk. For hours. My husband would say “yes, yes, I hear you” and nod and show…